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Mar- 2018 -23 March
‘Beast from the East’ drives online retail sales
UK online retail sales were up +13.1% year-on-year (YoY) in February, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini…
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23 March
Retail sales see first increase in two months
Retail sales increased by 0.8% in February this year compared with the previous month, with increases seen across all main…
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23 March
Next admits 2017 was ‘the most challenging year’ as annual profits drop
Next has seen its annual profits drop by 8% after what the retailer described as its most challenging year for…
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23 March
Toys R Us founder dies aged 94
The founder of Toys R Us, Charles Lazarus, has died aged 94, after a period of declining health. He founded…
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22 March
Conviviality launches £125m fundraising bid to avert bankruptcy
Conviviality has announced it urgently needs to raise £125m to avert bankruptcy as it issued its third profit warning in…
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22 March
PerfectHome to refund £2.1m to customers issued unaffordable loans
Rent-to-own firm PerfectHome has been ordered to refund a total of £2.1m to customers issued with loans they could not…
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22 March
Ted Baker sees retail sales increase by 10.4%
Fashion brand Ted Baker has reported a 10.4% increase in its retail sales in the 52 weeks ending 27 January…
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22 March
New Look’s CVA to shut 60 stores with 980 jobs axed
Clothing and fashion retailer New Look is set to close 60 out of its total 593 stores, alongside a further…
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21 March
Moss Bros shares plummet amid profit warning
Moss Bros has seen its shares plummet as much as 30% as it warned its full year profits would come…
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21 March
UK consumer price inflation falls in February
The consumer price inflation (CPI) rate fell from 2.7% in January to 2.5% in February 2018, according to the Office…
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